"Daniel Prince" wrote in message
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We need to paint a 21 foot by 8 foot porch ceiling that is broken up
into 50 small rectangles by rafters and cross bracing. What would be
the best way to do this?

Would an inexpensive Wagner airless paint sprayer with a tube that goes
into the paint can work well for this? (We would be using latex paint.)
Thank you in advance for all replies.
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the only way I could keep my cat off the kitchen table
would be to tie him up with a cable
then he would be unable
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I have used a Wagner, they can be an easy alternative. You will need to do
more prep work. Masking and drop clothes, there is also an
overspray/dripping issue. And making sure the paint medium you use is the
right flow rate for spraying. Are you going to paint everything one color?
Then spraying would be the way, but my way of thinking would be to do the
ceiling one color and the bracing a complimentary color, maybe a couple
shades different.
21 x 8 might seem a lot, but what I enjoy doing when there is a project that
seems to big for me alone is have a party. Ask people that CAN be of help to
bring a ladder, or a brush, you'll supply the paint, the pizza, the beer,
and it gets done in an afternoon. Then you can sit down and watch the
Patriots win the Superbowl again.
Oops, my regional bias is showing..........sorry.

Dave